The Three Living and the Three Dead, by Anonymous (1480, c.)

The Three Living and the Three Dead, by Anonymous (1480, c.)

Image depicting the three living and the dead, in Book of Hours of Mary of Burgundy and Emperor Maximilian (1480). The three living appear riding horses and are being attacked by the three dead represented by skeletons. At the centre, one of the living is portrayed as a woman.

Anonymous (Unknown)

The Three Living and the Dead, in Book of Hours of Mary of Burgundy and Emperor Maximilian (1480), Master of Mary of Burgundy, illuminator unknown, fol. 220 verso.

Kupferstichkabinett, State Museum, Berlin, Germany
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Credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett / Jörg P. Anders CC BY-SA 4.0

Object number: 78 B 12, fol. 220 verso

1480, c.

Miniature, opaque colors on parchment.
Dimensions: 10.3 × 7.0 cm